I just got a great new mix tape that is full of IDM. The big
surprise is that it's Mark E. Quark's (out of san diego) mix tape.
I've always thought of him as a "progressive house" dj, but after
listening to the second side of his new tape "Unfinished Symphony",
I'm completely blown away. We're talking 5 minute long triple
turntable mindbending mixing madness (whew, try saying that in one
breath). Very minimal, and the music is very "liquid". Throughout a
lot of the mixes he will have three songs going at the same time, and
the beat is more implied. There's not really a hard driving 4 on the
floor beat ever. He does some incredible mixes, and they are so
precise that it's as if he's composing his own music as he spins. I
have to say, just listening to this tape puts me in a different state
of mind. Congrats to Mark, he's changed his style quite a bit lately
and I say definitely for the better. If you have a chance to check
him out live, go for it. He is definitely the shit, and I'll always
support djs like him that are into putting the underground back into
the underground.